Leeds United boss Daniel Farke aims to strengthen his left-back options at Elland Road by signing a free agent despite the emergence of “good news” regarding Junior Firpo , journalist Ben Jacobs told GIVEMESPORT.
The Whites spent more than £30m on new talent in the summer transfer window, but they could still find themselves lacking in defense as they seek an immediate return to the Premier League.
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Firpo has given Leeds supporters hope that he is close to returning to action when, speaking to Dominican media outlet Momento Deportivo RD, he revealed that he is close to a full recovery.
Although the left-back made 51 appearances during his tenure in Madrid and scored six goals, he has been out of action since the start of the new campaign last month.
There are fears that Firpo will be sidelined for another month, despite his positive updates, as he continues to battle a knee ligament problem. The former Spain Under-21 international, who chose to represent the Dominican Republic at senior level but is still waiting for his first win, remains at Leeds despite a number of European clubs looking to take advantage of the down situation England’s ranking in the Championship. during the transfer period.
Turkish club Galatasaray attempted to sign Firpo on loan for the rest of the season after seeing Ligue 1 side Marseille abandon the race for his signature , but the move to Super Lig was unsuccessful.
The interest comes after journalist Dean Jones told GIVEMESPORT that the full-back will not be missed by Leeds supporters if he embarks on a new challenge.
But statistics show that Firpo, who signed a £13m deal with Barcelona two years ago, had only three team-mates who averaged more tackles per game in the Premier League last season.
Jacobs understands that Leeds are keen to land a free agent to challenge Firpo for the left-back position if there is a suitable option. But the respected journalist refused to rule out the possibility of Farke standing next to the £60,000-a-week star if he impresses when he returns from the bench.
Jacobs told GIVEMESPORT:”Leeds knew in the final days of the transfer window that they needed a left-back, but now that the European transfer window is closed, their options are limited. It’s not just a matter of bringing in someone It’s for fun. The good news is that Junior Firpo says he’s healthy.” and would go back, but at the end of the day there still wasn’t much room there. If the right opportunity comes along, Of course, Leeds would like to make a move and the beauty of the free agent market is that it can be quite expensive. But there’s still no sign that things are over at this point, even as the window closes and players look to finalize their moves on the free-agent market. I think we will see a wave of movement. When I talk about closing the window, it obviously has nothing to do with the free agent market, but it could have something to do with some of the available options that are currently tied up and will eventually leave the club. their current club. We saw that with Kasper Schmeichel, whose contract with Nice was mutually terminated, so
unexpected opportunities in free agency could still arise. But Leeds were resigned to the end of the European transfer window due to the fact that if they didn’t offer a loan option they might have.
